Amos Beck

Amos Beck was a member of the state House of Representatives of South Carolina.

Biography
Amos Beck was born in South Carolina into slavery, and he was freed at the end of the American Civil War. In 1871, Beck became a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives under Lieutenant-Governor Silas Lynch, and he was known to drink while the house was in session. He drank from a flask of whiskey that he hid under his book, contributing to the disorder in the house.